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Pro-Life Student Group Sues OSU Over Anti-Abortion Display
An attorney for Cowboys for Life, a student organization at Oklahoma State University, filed a lawsuit against school leaders. The lawsuit claims the organization's first amendment rights were violated when university staff would not let it display anti-abortion material where for how it wanted.
"We cannot let the popularity of a message or a disagreement with a message be squelched under the first amendment," said attorney Brent Olsen, who is representing Cowboys for Life. "That is a guaranteed right in this country. You cannot let somebody, particularly a state official decide what speech you're going to protect and what speech you will not protect."
The lawsuit said OSU would not approved reservation request for a display near the student union or library in October, both high traffic areas. Instead, the lawsuit said the display was only allowed in an out if the way area by classroom buildings, where students are less likely to engage in displays.
Students Fox 25 spoke with said the images were very graphic. Some thought the nature of the pictures are what affected the popularity of display.
"It [was], like, right there right by classroom buildings so basically everyone has to pass it to get to their classes. People would avoid it," said freshman Shannon O'Kane.
O'Kane said she agreed with the university's decision to limit the location of the display.
"Theses photographs may be graphic that are at issue here but again they show the end rest of a very tragedy of abortion itself," Olsen said.
He said the first amendment does not allow for free speech applications to be content based.
The lawsuit asks for a change to school policies and "nominal damages or... compensatory damages in an amount exceeding $10,000."
In a statement OSU said:
"As stated in OSU policy, the freedom of expression and assembly are the hallmark of an academic community. OSU offers students and others fair and equal opportunity for discussion. The university is reviewing the lawsuit."
Posted: Tuesday, January 29 2013, 10:07 PM CST
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Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
May 24, 2013 07:24 GMT
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- When a deadly tornado tore through the central Oklahoma city of Moore, many survivors emerged from their storm shelters to see their homes blown away.
The mayor suggested that storm shelters should perhaps be mandated for new homes. But that may be hard sell.
But not a single state currently requires storm shelters in new homes. And not even many communities do so.
Costs remain a deterrent despite the life-saving potential of personal storm shelters. So, too, does a general resistance to government mandates in politically conservative states in the nation's heartland where tornadoes are most prevalent.
Instead of a stick, Oklahoma currently offers a carrot to build storm shelters. It uses federal funds to award $2,000 rebates to residents who win a special storm-shelter lottery.
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Oklahoma lawmakers applaud Altus AFB training unit
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Okla. reopens emergency operations command center
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